Starting over

Chapter 3 - The Backstory

Word Count: 1480 *Edited*
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*Recap*
Finally, I get a grip on my body, and I stop kissing him. "Alex," I say again out of breath, "we can't do this." "But we both want to," he says also out of breath. " I know," I say before I can think about it. I immediately cover my mouth after it. And he chuckles about it. "See I told you," he says with a smile. A real smile. "But, we can't I'm dating your best friend and - and well I dont know," I say getting frustrated at myself. "Hey, hey its okay, I understand, I'm not good enough. Its always going to be him," he says putting my legs back down and getting out. "Wait Alex," I say yelling at him. He doesn't turn around instead he goes inside, leaving me in the pool, alone to think about everything that just happened.
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Ashlynn's P.O.V

    He left. He just left me, in the pool. I'm more mad at myslef than anything. I'm mad because, I want him. I want him to come back to me, I miss the warmth he had. No! I can't think like this. See? This is why I am mad at myself. I have a boyfriend, and I am obsessing over Alex. He makes my head spin. I should get out of the water. Instead of swimming to the stairs, I just walked taking my time. I dont want to face him yet. But I couldn't hide forever, so I decided to just go. We had school tomorrow anyways. And I needed to get home. I walk inside with a towel around my wet body. Its so cold inside, great now I'm shivering. Stupid air conditioning. I start wobbling to the bathroom. I almost get the door shut when a hand grabs the door and open it. It's none other than Alex. "What?" I ask him sending rude. I should have been nicer. "Can I come in?" He asks looking hopeful. I dont want to be rude... No! Dont think like this. You have a BOYFRIEND!!! That's what my head keeps telling me. Do I listen? No. "Yeah," I say opening the door more. He starts smirking. I kinda regret saying yes. My head is screaming at me. Great, now my head hates me. I left the door open a little when he finally got inside the bathroom with me and he shut it. "Alex..." I say trailing off. "Shh," he says putting his finger over my now tingling lips. Why does he have this affect on me? He is staring at me with his bright green eyes. My blue ones staring right back at him. The air feels thicker. And its slightly harder to breathe. So I start slowing and almost silently, panting. He notices, of course, and smirks again. That smirk... No! My brain is really messing with me now. This time I start leaning into him. In the corner of my eye I can see his tattoo. I looked down to see it on the edge of his swimming trucks. Only half of it could be seen. I got the urge to touch it. I dont now why, but I ended up taking it with my fingers. He got goosebumps where my hand was, and sucked in a breath. I looked up at him to see him staring back at me. We were so much closer now. I could feel his breathing. I wanted to kiss him. I did. But I also didn't want to think of the consequences. Like Christian. My boyfriend. Why do I keep forgetting him? Just as I was about to back up, Alex put his arm around my waist. I tried to back up again, only to result in me being pushed against a wall. Alex smirked again. We were so close now, that his lips barely brushed against mine. Like he was teasing me. I closed my eyes for a minute, I was already panting. He has such a huge affect on me. Can he see that? What am I saying. Everyone can see it. Again, I was thinking about the consequences, so I looked down. Alex gently pushed my chin up with his pointer finger. I now have tingles from where his fingers were. I was ready to run out the door. At any moment. Until, I felt his leg go in between mine. Making me squeal. Then he lifted me up, and my stupid legs wrapped around his waist. He leaned in and said to me," I know you want me." Oh he had no idea. I didnt just want him.  He was a drug. And I was addicted. "I-I," I try to say. I don't exactly know what I was trying to say. Oh well. "Shhhhh, it's ok because I'm not giving up," did he really just say that. Like five minutes ago he was saying he understood that he had no chance and he was no match for Christian. Now he's saying that he won't give up? Wait. What's he not giving up for? Oh my gosh. Alex is so bi-polar. And confusing. "Alex it's not that I do or that I don't want you, I'm still dating your bestfriend," I say trying to be reasonable. Even if I had feelings for him, I would push them aside. For now. Woah. For now? Brain, are you bi-polar. Wow. I have a bi-polar brain. One minute I'm saying no, the next I am saying hell yes. I know what I feel. I dont know if he really feels anything, or if I'm another toy. But I do know that Alex Surlock will never know how I truly feel about him. Ever. As I was thinking this, Alex put me down. He had a different expression now. It wasn't soft anymore. He stared at me and walked away. Again.
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Christian's P.O.V

    I get to the airport, and I get a drink and a snack just in case I get hungry. "Flight 480 to Washington," rings throughout the airport, and I walk to where my flight is. I sit down and wait for the flight to be over. This is going to be a long trip.

    Hours later... I'm off the plane and my face is met with the cool air. It feels nice to just be off the plane. I'm happy that I'm gone. I really dont want to be around anyone from my hometown. Not even Ashlynn. I'm just with her to make Alex jealous. I know that he has a crush on her. And I have for a while, but I took her. Now he has to deal with it. We might call each other bestfriends but he deserves this. He already took someone I wanted. He took Emily. I wanted to be with Emily so badly. And he got with her instead. So I took Ashlynn from him. Finally I'm at my vacation house and I pay for my ride here. I go inside and see a nice lady. She looks to be in her mid 30s. And she is pregnant, with a ring on her finger. "Hello, how can I help you," she says with a happy and cheery voice. She has a glow to her. "Hi, I was looking for my family's vacation home," I say smiling. "Last name?" She asks me. "Sawyer," I say still smiling. "Ok you room is B26," she says handing me a key. "Thank you," I say and walk away. I get in the elevator to see another, younger, beautiful lady. She looks to be my age. I step in and she says, "What floor." "B," I say, "What's your floor?" "My floor is also B," she says smiling. "Cool," I says as she passes a button laughing. We get to level B and we both get off and start walking the same way. "How old are you," she asks me with a face of shock because of what she said. "Seventeen," I say smiling at her. "Oh," she says smiling with a slight red tinted to her cheeks. "How old are you?" I ask her. "Seventeen," she says looking at me. "Well this is my room," she says stopping at B25. "And mines right here," I say pointing to B26. "Convenient," she says waving and walking in her room. I just chuckle and walk into my room. There is something different about her. I don't know what but there is definitely something there.
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A/N: Here is my first time ever using Christian's P.O.V. I didnt even write his P.O.V when i originally wrote the book. First time for everything, right? Would you like me to write more in his P.O.V? Or maybe Alex's? Do you want me to do longer chapters? Well just let me know.

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Grace❤